There may be nothing more controversial than who played the greatest guitar solo of all time, so GuitarPlayer ask their followers what they thought. Here’s the list  … and then tell me how Joe Bonnamassa’s guitar solo accompanying Beth Hart’s rendition...

Judy Wallman Biden, a professional genealogy researcher in South Dakota, was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that President Joe Biden’s great, great uncle, Remus Biden, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in...

A 2018 study of 500,000 British adults over a full decade showed that coffee drinkers were 10 percent to 15 percent less likely to die from any cause than non-drinkers …Finally, drinking “even more coffee” provides an incremental benefit over drinking...

There’s a better way than the customary New Year’s resolutions to fuel your success in 2022. Follow my guide in What Word Will Fuel Your 2022 Success? to choose the Single Word that will be your mantra for 2022. I’ve provided a...

Welcome to the first Sword Tips newsletter of 2022. A lot of good stuff in here and you'll be greeted with a beautiful new Table of Contents.

Yes, 2022 is here - thankfully - and we can finally say good riddance to 2021. You've already got a long list of things to do ... executing the annual plan, inspiring your team, committing to a new level of...

Time to Hunt is the third book in the Pierce Hunt series from Simon Gervais, preceded by Hunt Them Down and Trained to Hunt. Hunt is a former Army Ranger, now a DEA agent when he’s not suspended. In the...

Based on a true story—P. T. Deutermann's Trial by Fire is a dramatic WWII novel of attack, survival, and triumph on board an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. One unmistakeable sign of a terrific writer is when you pick up...

Happy New Year, my friends. Let's see what we can accomplish together in 2022! The New Year is always a great time for renewal and for a fresh start … but don’t let yourself get bogged down by a bunch...

Sword Tips, the Exkalibur Newsletter returns with a holiday edition ... and much much more.

With the Christmas holiday just a few days away, it’s easy to get all wrapped up in shopping, Christmas gifts and increasing our bounty of material things. While this year is a downer in so many ways … the won't-say-die...

Welcome to Sword Tips, the Exkalibur newsletter, which scans the landscape to bring you timely and meaningful resources about life, liberty and the pursuit of what's interesting and relevant to our lives. We'll continue to update the format and presentation...

Over the years, we’ve taken several approaches to the curse of perfection. Today’s quote reminds us that getting started, against all odds, can’t wait until there are no objections.

There have been too many bad days for so many … probably a bad week … even a few bad weeks in a row! How do you handle it if you have to slog your way through a seemingly unending...

Update! We're excited to announce the release of our Hiring the Ideal Candidate program. I am particularly excited about this program because over a long career, I have witnessed too many of the bad habits and lazy practices that lead...

It’s kind of a tricky balance, isn’t it, to be respectful and polite to our colleagues … and at the same time, wrestle vigorously with their ideas. This quote, however, doesn’t give you permission to be inconsiderate or rude. Its...